Brittney J. Miller

The spotted lanternfly could threaten grape, orchard, nursery and logging industries.

Iowa’s energy cross-crosses across an enormous power grid before it turns on your lights.

But Iowa’s role within an expansive power grid helps protect it from rolling outages and blackouts.

Samples taken from the Iowa lake tested for the presence of the amoeba; results to come

There will be meetings in five eastern Iowa counties from Aug. 29-31, plus a virtual meeting on Sept. 19

Construction on a community solar garden in Cedar Rapids started this summer with an estimated completion of late next summer.

Monarch Research will open online ordering for a spread of 32 native tree species for woodland landowners on July 18.

“Not all derechos are created equal,” said Rich Kinney, a warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service’s Quad Cities bureau.

They’re monitoring wind gusts and rains as the storms creep into Minnesota and Iowa by Tuesday evening.

Iowa’s nine coal-fired power plants produced about 24 percent of the energy in the state in 2020.